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London Mayor Boris Johnson has criticised the use of a portrait of murderer Myra Hindley in a video shown at a London 2012 event in Beijing.London Mayor Boris Johnson has criticised the use of a portrait of murderer Myra Hindley in a video shown at a London 2012 event in Beijing.
The image was shown during a promotional video advertising London. The image was shown during a promotional video produced by Visit London, not the 2012 organisers.
A spokesman for the London Mayor told BBC News Boris Johnson was "deeply disturbed" the image had been shown for "a split second". A spokesman for the London Mayor told BBC News Boris Johnson was "deeply disturbed" the image had been shown.
The video, which was also criticised by the Liberal Democrats, will not be shown again, the spokesman added. A Downing Street spokesman said the use of the image had been "in extremely poor taste."
The Lib Dems' Olympics spokesperson said it was a "regrettable choice". The Liberal Democrats said it was a "regrettable choice".
Tom Brake MP said: "Of all the many masterpieces that could could have been used this was the most regrettable and the least inspired choice." The party's Olympics spokesman Tom Brake MP said: "Of all the many masterpieces that could could have been used this was the most regrettable and the least inspired choice."
The painting, by Marcus Harvey is made from children's handprints and was vandalised while on display in the Royal Academy in 1997.
It was seen during a video to promote the capital's culture ahead of the 2012 games.